Akeem Marshall, Donicia Antoine and Kermisha Serapio led Toco TAFAC to top honours at the second leg of the NAAA Cross Country series which took place at the Sevilla Golf Course, Couva, on Saturday. Marshall took the junior boys 6K run in 27 mins 29 seconds ahead of Jerome Quamina (Abilene Wildcats) 29:28 and Daniel Elie (D’Abaide Progressive) 29:39, while Serapio captured the girls under 15 2K in 12:10 to beat Jeminise Parris (Memphis Pioneers) 12:16 and Anaisa Diaz (Burnely) 12:30.
Antoine led a Toco sweep in the female open 4K in 21:53 ahead of team-mates Mikayla Ottley (25:25) and Eleisha Serapio (27:58). In the boys under 15 5K Jelani Brathwaite (Abilene Wildcats)denied Toco another win as he got the line in 10:43 ahead of Shane Hector (Toco TAFAC) 10:45 and Nicholas Drayton (D’Abadie Progressive) 10:51. Cougars’ Shane Barran ran away with the Open 8K in 36:05 ahead of UWI duo of Collin Pereira (39:02) and Shirvan Baboolal (39:43). Reiging World Junior 400m hurdles champion Jehue Gordon was fifth (43:25).
RESULTS
Male Open 8k
1 Shane Barran Cougars 36:05
2 Collin Pereira UWI 39:02
3 Shirvan Baboolal UWI 39:43
4 Andrew Benskin Abilene Wildcats 40:51
5 Jehue Gordon Memphis Pioneers 43:25
Female Open 4K
1 Donicia Antoine Toco TAFAC 21:54
2 Mikayla Ottley Toco TAFAC 25:25
3 Eleisha Serapio Toco TAFAC 27:58
4 Meriah Freeman D’Abadie Progressive 31:34
5 Jewel Andrews D’Abadie Progressive 35:23
Junior Boys 6K
1 Akeem Marshall Toco TAFAC 27:29
2 Jerome Quamina Abilene Wildcats 29:28
3 Daniel Elie D’Abadie Progressive 29:39
4 Jeriel Lewis Memphis Pioneers 30:43
5 Shakeem Noel Toco TAFAC 30:53
Girls U 15-2K
1 Kermisha Serapio Toc TAFAC 12:10
2 Jeminise Parris Memphis Pioneers 12:16
3 Anaisa Diaz Burnley 12:30
4 Shirley Stapleton Cougars 12:48
5 Kerneka Waldron Burnley 13:16
Boys U15-2K
1 Jelani Brathwaite Abilene Wildcats 10:43
2 Shane Hector Toco TAFAC 10:45
3 Nicholas Drayton D’Abadie Progressive 10:51
4 Joseph Watson D’Abadie Progressive 11:09
5 Theron Roach D’Abadie Progressive 11:19
Source: www.guardian.co.tt
By Clayton Clarke